Ali Zolfagharian

8.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
153 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Ali Zolfagharian is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Zolfagharian has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 76 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 57 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ali Zolfagharian's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (46 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (45 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (34 papers). Ali Zolfagharian is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (46 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (45 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (34 papers). Ali Zolfagharian collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Iran. Ali Zolfagharian's co-authors include Mahdi Bodaghi, Abbas Z. Kouzani, Akif Kaynak, Muhammad Yasir Khalid, Zia Ullah Arif, Reza Noroozi, Ahmad Serjouei, Suiyang Khoo, Mohammad Reza Khosravani and Mohammadreza Lalegani Dezaki and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ali Zolfagharian

150 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

4D printing of shape memory polymer composites: A review ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2022 2022 2022 2024 50 100 150 200
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. 4D printing of shape memory polymer composites: A review on fabrication techniques, applications, and future perspectives
    2022 227 citations Reza Noroozi, Ali Zolfagharian et al. profile →
  2. Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review of Design, Fabrication, Modeling, Sensing, Control and Applications
    2022 208 citations Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi et al. profile →
  3. Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications
    2022 192 citations Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi et al. profile →
  4. 4D bioprinting of smart polymers for biomedical applications: recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives
    2022 145 citations Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi et al. profile →
  5. Engineering multifunctional dynamic hydrogel for biomedical and tissue regenerative applications
    2024 72 citations Mahdi Bodaghi, Ali Zolfagharian et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ali Zolfagharian Australia 46 3.5k 3.1k 2.1k 919 716 153 6.3k
Chao Yuan China 36 2.9k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 1.6× 348 0.5× 88 5.2k
Bingheng Lu China 47 4.0k 1.1× 3.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 637 0.7× 797 1.1× 291 8.3k
Mahdi Bodaghi United Kingdom 56 4.3k 1.2× 4.8k 1.6× 3.2k 1.5× 1.9k 2.1× 1.1k 1.6× 307 10.2k
Mostafa Baghani Iran 41 2.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 1.9× 748 1.0× 284 5.9k
Qi Ge China 53 6.5k 1.9× 5.8k 1.9× 3.5k 1.7× 3.3k 3.6× 875 1.2× 157 13.0k
Mokarram Hossain United Kingdom 41 3.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 596 0.3× 956 1.0× 458 0.6× 136 5.2k
Bo Song China 54 1.7k 0.5× 7.5k 2.4× 4.1k 2.0× 430 0.5× 431 0.6× 211 10.3k
Daniel Therriault Canada 43 3.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 812 1.1× 169 6.7k
Liwu Liu China 49 4.2k 1.2× 3.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 4.0k 4.4× 824 1.2× 241 9.0k
Xiao Kuang United States 50 5.4k 1.5× 3.9k 1.2× 2.9k 1.4× 3.8k 4.1× 1.3k 1.8× 117 10.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zolfagharian, Ali, et al.. (2024). Automated defects detection in extrusion 3D printing using YOLO models. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. 37(1). 351–371. 13 indexed citations
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Bayati, Abbas, Davood Rahmatabadi, Mohammad Khodaei, et al.. (2024). 3D printed elastomers with superior stretchability and mechanical integrity by parametric optimization of extrusion process using Taguchi Method. Materials Research Express. 12(1). 15301–15301. 15 indexed citations
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Kouhi, Monireh, Isaac Jordão de Souza Araújo, Farah Asa’ad, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in additive manufacturing of patient-specific devices for dental and maxillofacial rehabilitation. Dental Materials. 40(4). 700–715. 37 indexed citations
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Gharaie, Saleh, Ali Zolfagharian, Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam, et al.. (2023). Direct 3D printing of a two-part silicone resin to fabricate highly stretchable structures. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. 8(6). 1555–1571. 19 indexed citations
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Dezaki, Mohammadreza Lalegani, et al.. (2023). Soft pneumatic actuators with integrated resistive sensors enabled by multi-material 3D printing. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 128(9-10). 4207–4221. 29 indexed citations
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Hamzehei, Ramin, Ali Zolfagharian, Soheil Dariushi, & Mahdi Bodaghi. (2022). 3D-printed bio-inspired zero Poisson’s ratio graded metamaterials with high energy absorption performance. Smart Materials and Structures. 31(3). 35001–35001. 103 indexed citations
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Zain, Mohd, et al.. (2022). A Portable Non-Contact Tremor Vibration Measurement and Classification Apparatus. Actuators. 11(1). 26–26. 1 indexed citations
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Mustapha, K.B., Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi, et al.. (2022). Bioinspired Pattern-Driven Single-Material 4D Printing for Self-Morphing Actuators. Sustainability. 14(16). 10141–10141. 36 indexed citations
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Zolfagharian, Ali, et al.. (2022). A machine learning model for non-invasive detection of atherosclerotic coronary artery aneurysm. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 17(12). 2221–2229. 5 indexed citations
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Rouf, Saquib, Ankush Raina, Mir Irfan Ul Haq, et al.. (2022). Functionally graded additive manufacturing for orthopedic applications. Journal of Orthopaedics. 33. 70–80. 38 indexed citations
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Zolfagharian, Ali, et al.. (2022). 3D printing non-assembly compliant joints for soft robotics. Results in Engineering. 15. 100558–100558. 19 indexed citations
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Rahmatabadi, Davood, Mohammad Aberoumand, Kianoosh Soltanmohammadi, et al.. (2022). A New Strategy for Achieving Shape Memory Effects in 4D Printed Two-Layer Composite Structures. Polymers. 14(24). 5446–5446. 66 indexed citations
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Zolfagharian, Ali, et al.. (2021). A Bioinspired Compliant 3D-Printed Soft Gripper. Soft Robotics. 9(4). 680–689. 25 indexed citations
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Rahman, Hafizur, Ebrahim Yarali, Ali Zolfagharian, Ahmad Serjouei, & Mahdi Bodaghi. (2021). Energy Absorption and Mechanical Performance of Functionally Graded Soft–Hard Lattice Structures. Materials. 14(6). 1366–1366. 69 indexed citations
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Zolfagharian, Ali, Mohammad Reza Khosravani, & Akif Kaynak. (2020). Fracture Resistance Analysis of 3D-Printed Polymers. Polymers. 12(2). 302–302. 60 indexed citations
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Heidarian, Pejman, Abbas Z. Kouzani, Akif Kaynak, Ali Zolfagharian, & Hossein Yousefi. (2020). Dynamic Mussel-Inspired Chitin Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wearable Strain Sensors. Polymers. 12(6). 1416–1416. 18 indexed citations
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Noroozi, Reza, Mahdi Bodaghi, H. Jafari, Ali Zolfagharian, & Mohammad Fotouhi. (2020). Shape-Adaptive Metastructures with Variable Bandgap Regions by 4D Printing. Polymers. 12(3). 519–519. 113 indexed citations
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Bodaghi, Mahdi, Reza Noroozi, Ali Zolfagharian, Mohamad Fotouhi, & Saeed Norouzi. (2019). 4D Printing Self-Morphing Structures. Materials. 12(8). 1353–1353. 178 indexed citations
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Zolfagharian, Ali, Abbas Z. Kouzani, Suiyang Khoo, Amin Noshadi, & Akif Kaynak. (2018). 3D printed soft parallel actuator. Smart Materials and Structures. 27(4). 45019–45019. 24 indexed citations
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Zolfagharian, Ali, Akif Kaynak, Suiyang Khoo, & Abbas Z. Kouzani. (2018). Polyelectrolyte Soft Actuators: 3D Printed Chitosan and Cast Gelatin. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 5(2). 138–150. 58 indexed citations

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